The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-05
ANOTHER DISASTER.
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Fatal Collision on the Boston
& Albany Road.
TALKING TARIFF REDUCTION
National LesYue-Trial
of the ConspiratOrs-TheC Cholera
III, Snow In Louisiana-Eae,. ''f
Train .Disaatar.

- Es Train Disaster. .,
SPRINGFIEID, Mass, January 4,--The
Modoc passenger train on the Boston &
Albany Read, from Albany, which
should have arrived here at 5 o'clock
this morning, was badly wrecked at
West Springfield. 1t is thought the
train cofiided with freight train. One
passenger was burned to death, and one
sleeping car was burned. Several
people were badly injured. fallI
Later reports say two persons were
killed, one being burned to death, and
ten or more seriously injured. Four
teen irst-class Chicago e Western mail
pouches, and seventy-three pouches of
second-class matter were entirely
burned. These contained much regis
tered matter and were destined for all
parts Of eastern New England. The
mails which were saved Will be brought
to this city. Two corpses were on the
train and one of them WIS entirely con
sumed. .eif'e T.stil .1."I
It is now learned that no one was
killed, but Chas. s. Packard, of West
field Mass, was injured internally and
it is feared he will die About dozen
Others were injured, but not seriously.
Mitteneagus Station was the scene of
frightful railroad accident at an early
hour this morning. The Modoc train
from Albany approached the depot an
hour behind time, and running at the
rate. of shout thirty FIVE mixes per hour.
When within a few rods OF the depot,
five or six cars in the train were thrown
from the track by a brSfen wheel
under the baggage car. The train con-
sisted of an engine, an express car,
baggage car, smoking car, day coach
and two sleepers! The engine and ex-
press Car kept on the main track, but
the baggage car was thrown against the
engine Of the, local West7bound freight
train, which had just pulled in, and
was standing on, the west-bound main
track. The freight engine was thrown
On its side and completely wrecked.
The baggage car, smo king car and day
coach Immediately took fire and were
con stunned. When the cars. could be
searched, 1A5l.ss... "a. y. g-en3.
IAor-' 3 THE CHARRED REMAINS ~
Of man, burned to a crisp, were
found, the only means of identifying
him being the letters 81. s." on his
cap. An hour later a half of the burned
corpse of Mr.. jerks, of Ludlow, was
found. The loss of life would have
been much larger if the sleeping cars
had not escaped.
The unknown body is believed to be
that of soldier who was on the train
and who has not been seen, since. Fol-
lowing is list Of the injured:
Charles S. Pickard, printer, of West
field, probably fatally injured.
M1a % he nf Trnu no iIyy
bruised. -
Mrs. F. NJ. Chandler, cfTroy, severe
sprains and injured ankle.
Marcus Smith, of Springfield, cut
about the legs and fingers.
James B. Childs. of Syracuse, bruised
and badly cut about the knees.
Francis f. Thompson, of Gampello,
Mass, hurtabout the hips.
T. and Emiline Dryer, Of Honolulu,
badly bruised and cut.
Mary Purino, of Honolulu. flesh
wound on the side of face. 5f
Il. A. S. Whitford, Of Providence.
badly bruised.
Mrs. Whitford, bruised.
Leslie Worden, Of Springfield, terribly
cut about the legs. ~ ...f,..
John Sanders, Of West Springfield,
cut on forehead and cheeks, and Shout
der disloeated. -af no.
Conductor G.. a. Chaplin, bruised on
the head and face. -;
F. Rawson, of Mount Hope, Kansas,
cut on the right leg and ankle dislO-
Gated ue1 l0 ~ J.5l 5-at 4.. i'll
Charles H.. Clark, eeIored, of Wind
sor Locks, Conn, cut and bruiseds
Charles Van Wyek, of Lockpart, n.
Y, teeth knocked out and scalp aorn.
P. J. O'Reilly, of Ashford, bruised.
bruised. -'''-
Mrs. jerks and daughter and Mrs.
Chandler, of Troy, were on their way to
Ludlow, with the body of Nj. jerks,
which was burned.
The through Chicago and other west
ern mail for all New England points,
five pouches, was entirely destroyed,
All the Westfeld and Pitts6eld mail
and Albany letter mail was also de-
stroyed. There we're about eighty sacks
OF newspapers. and all but seven OF
them were burned -